THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST. BRELADE NEWSLETTER Edition 32 • Summer 2015. Published by the Parish of St. Brelade, Jersey

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DESPITE concerns that St. Aubin might lose its Post Office when Sandpiper gave notice to Jersey Post that they would cease to offer the service from May, it has now been relocated to Jackson Yacht Services, next door to the Harbour Gallery on St. Aubin’s harbourside. Mike Jackson, owner of Jackson Yacht Services told La Baguette: “When I heard that the post office may close in St Aubin I was keen to help ensure the services would continue in the village, and am delighted to have been able to work with Jersey Post on this new venture.” Tim Brown, Chief Executive of Jersey Post, said they were delighted Jackson Yacht Services has agreed to take on the post office. “It will ensure a vital part of the St Aubin community continues” he said St. Aubin residents who had felt the loss would ‘rip the heart out of the village’ are equally delighted and relieved that the post office as found a new home.” It will continue to offer a full range of services, including postage, foreign exchange, utility bill payments and TV licenses. “We are delighted to be adding to our services by providing postal services in St. Aubin and welcoming customers old and new whether it is for a stamp, to post a parcel, some foreign exchange or any of the many other services offered by Jersey Post. So far I am very encouraged. Although we opened just a few weeks ago we have had a steady

THE NatWest Island Games 2015 will comprise of around 3,000 competitors from 24 islands from as far afield as St. Helena, the Falkland Islands and Greenland who will be competing in a total of 14 sports ranging from archery to volleyball. With its comprehensive range of facilities, St. Brelade will be hosting several sports including swimming at Les Quennevais, Sailing and Windsurfing in St. Aubins Bay and Golf at La Moye. Some cycling events will also be taking place on Parish roads as will the cycling discipline in the Triathlon. It is likely too that some early rounds in the football competition will be played at St. Brelade Football Club. Constable Steve Pallett told La Baguette: “ It is expected that the swimming competition will be popular. However, the spectator gallery at Les Quennevais can only take limited numbers and we have therefore arranged for a large screen to be erected outside the Parish Hall in St. Aubin showing live coverage of the swimming and other events including the Opening Ceremony.” The cycling time trials event and triathlon are however expected to cause some disruption to traffic on Sunday 28th June both in the morning and afternoon.

stream of customers which show that Post Offices services are still in good demand – and remain vital for the St. Aubin business and residential community. We are also hoping to introduce some new product ranges in due course to add further convenience to post office users that will also enhance choice for our long-standing maritime clientelle” said Mike. The relocated Post Office opened its doors on 14th May having been literally moved over night by Post Office staff. To help in the transition, Mike and his staff will be initially guided through post office services and procedures by Jersey Post Training Officer, Jeanette Motson, (pictured above with Mike Jackson) Constable Steve Pallett said that he was extremely pleased that a new site has been found for the Post Office. “Mike has shown great initiative in taking it on and wish him every success” he said. u

A Parish Meeting was called for the 2nd June to set up an informal working group to look at planning guidelines for St Brelade’s Bay in order that the Bay can be better protected. Opening the meeting, Constable Steve Pallett told the parishioners that St Brelade’s Bay has seen some good and bad development over the years, and it was important to produce some guidelines to assist the planning decisions. This was allowed for in the 2011 Island Plan, and would form an appendix to the plan. He said that what this process needed was an informal group of around six to twelve people to meet together to work on guidelines which he would hope to be in place by 2016. Kevin Pilley, Planning Officer, explained that guidelines could improve but not contradict the Island Plan. For instance, where there were buildings, there was a presumption for development, and that could not be overturned. But existing planning guidelines were very blunt, and more detail was needed to keep the Bay special For example, the height of the buildings by the park and fountain were quite low. But they could be further developed because buildings already existed, and there was nothing to prevent developers submitting plans for buildings two stories high. What was needed was additional guidelines to give a greater

St. Aubin’s Post Office finds new mooring!

St. Brelade to host several Island Games 2015 events

New group formed to develop St. Brelade’s Bay planning guidelines

Boatyard keeps vital village service afloat by Jeff Hathaway

‘Exisiting guidelines very blunt’and more detail needed’ say Planning Department by Tony Bellows

Swimming, triathlon, golf and some cycling events top the bill by Jeff Hathaway

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La Baguette is able to advise that at the time of going to print, the cycling time trials are scheduled to start at 9am and to end and approximately 12.30pm and will affect La Route Orange parts of which will be closed during the events. While traffic will still be allowed to flow elsewhere on the course it will be marshalled by Waitrose Gamesmakers, sports officials and Honorary Police but it is anticipated that from time to time traffic may need to be stopped temporarily for both competitor and motorist safety. Late afternoon of the same day sees the triathlon take place. The course is similar to that for the annual Jersey Triathlon and will affect St. Aubin, Route des Genets, La Route Orange, and the La Moye area for a short period.

Riders are expected to on Parish roads from around 4.30pm through till approximately 5.30pm. The event will again be marshalled and some traffic disruption is anticipated. Constable Steve Pallett said: “We want everyone to enjoy the games. In accepting that some traffic disruption is likely on this Sunday, I hope that parishioners will leave their cars and home during the affected times and turn out as spectators to cheer on all competitors. The Island Games is a very important event for Jersey and one in which we can all play our part to make it the success it deserves to be. The co-operation of everyone will be greatly appreciated”. A full schedule of events and updates can be found at: http://www.jersey2015.com u

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detail, for instance, proposing guidelines that the height of any developments had to be in keeping with the surrounding buildings and environment. Mr Pilley suggested that a good starting point for what could be done was the St Helier urban character appraisal which formed the framework for a planning advice note giving design guidance for St Helier. It split the town into different areas, and provided a set of guidelines for each of these. Something similar could be done for St Brelade by the group. The Constable said that the idea was that the group would develop these kinds of guidelines, in consultation with residents and businesses

in the Bay, and also present them at a Parish meeting before submitting them for consideration as an appendix to the Island Plan. If the group needed extra resource, for example independant expert advice, he would ensure that Planning would be able to assist in that provision. Eight people volunteered to form and serve on the group to develop planning guidelines: Peter Edwards, Caroline Burgess, Sarah Ferguson, Stephanie Steedman, Belinda Lewis, Mary Scott, Jacqui Carrel, Tom Atkinson For further information please contact St. Brelade Parish Hall on 741141 or email stbrelade@posb.gov.je u

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The Constables Message

I was really proud of the part St. Brelade played in commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Liberation Day. Parishioners, including children from both La Moye and Mont Nicolle Primary schools, took part in the parade through St. Helier ably led by our standard bearer Edward Le Couteur and this group, along with many of our Senior Citizens who attended the Liberation Tea Party in Peoples Park, played their part in making this anniversary so special. Can I thank everyone who took part or attended

both the event in Peoples Park and the Parish Memorial service held at the Islands War Memorial at Noirmont attended by the Lt.Governor Sir John Mc Coll and Lady Mc Coll, Deputy Chief Minister Deputy Andrew Green along with representatives from various other groups who laid wreaths to remember the 459 islanders who perished. The Parish Tea Party for parishioners who had endured the long days of occupation, and their families, was organised extremely well by Natalie Duffy and Jean Baird, who I thank enormously for their hard work, and may I also thank ‘Winston Churchill ’ who entertained the partygoers so brilliantly. More recently, along with a party from St. Brelade, I visited our twin town of Granville for the 10th Anniversary of the ‘twinning’. Myself and St.Brelade Twinning Association chairman, Julien Bernstein, signed a renewed ‘Declaration of Friendship’ along with our counterparts Madame Baudry (Mayor of Granville) and Monsieur Lemoine. I must thank our hosts for their generous hospitality which we hope to return when they visit St. Brelade in July. With the Nat West Island Games only a couple of weeks away, as Assistant Minister responsible for Sport, I am glad to say that preparations are going well and gathering speed and I am looking forward to what will be the biggest and best games ever. With 24 island competing,14 different sports and nearly 3000 athletes and coaches taking part, it promises to be a high quality and very competitive games. St. Brelade is proud to be hosting several events some of which will mean some travel disruption during the week, and particularly on Sunday 28th June. But I hope all understand and come out to support not only local athletes but also the sportsmen and women from islands around the world. Due to limited seating at some events such as the opening ceremony and the swimming at Les Quennevais, St. Aubin is hosting a ‘Big Screen’ outside the Parish Hall for those of you that would like to watch the events live. The screen will also show many other events and will stream all the entertainment being staged at Howard Davis Park each night starting at 8pm through to 9.30 pm. With free wi-fi in St.Aubin and a new smartphone app that will keep you up to date with events and results, along with offers from local businesses in St.Aubin, the village will be an exciting hub to visit for the Nat West Island Games and I hope to see many of you in St.Aubin and around the parish supporting the atheletes. Lets hope for some amazing weather to greet our guests at Jersey’s biggest sporting event ever. Everyone, have a great summer!

Useful Information Connétable Steve Pallett: Mobile. 07797 749512 Parish Hall: La Neuve Route, St. Aubin, JE3 8BS Tel. 741141 Duty Centenier: Tel. 741175 Deputies: No.1 District (Le Coin/Noirmont) Murray Norton Tel. 747963 No.2 District: (Quennevais/La Moye) Graham Truscott Tel. 490621

Montfort Tadier Tel. 744358 Doctors Surgeries: Cleveland Clinic: Red Houses Tel. 734121 Island Medical Centre: Centre Point, Red Houses Tel. 516152 Leodis Surgery: La Route de Quennevais Tel. 498775 Quennevais Surgery: Quennevais Parade Tel. 736336 Pharmacy/Dispensing Chemists: Lloyds Pharmacy: Red Houses 9am - 6pm Mon - Fri

9am-5pm Saturday Lloyds Pharmacy: Quennevais Parade 8.30am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri Veterinary Surgeons: Alan & Rushton-Taylor: La Route des Genets Tel. 743580Leodis Veterinary Surgery: La Route de Quennevais Tel. 745980 Out of Hours (Emergency only) 07797 711585 Schools & Colleges: La Moye School: Tel. 741390 Mont Nicolle School: Tel. 744992 Les Quennevais School Tel. 743171 St Brelade’s Language College Tel. 741305 Parish Amenities: St. Brelade Youth Project: Contact Bradley Cooper Tel. 498044 Communicare: Le Route des Quennevais Tel. 744258 Gervaise Le Gros Centre: Mont les Vaux, St. Aubin Tel. 445080 Maison St. Brelade Residential Care Home: Tel. 742464 Helplines: Family Nursing & Home Care: Tel. 443600 Jersey Hospice: Tel. 866675 Jersey Women’s Refuge: Tel. 768368 Social Security: Tel. 445505 Citizens Advice Bureau: Tel. 724942 Samaritans: Tel. 725555 Macmillan Cancer Support Jersey Tel. 0800 735 0275 LibertyBus: Timetable & Information Tel. 828555 Website www.libertybus.je

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Two stand to serve a second term Jeff Hathaway

Officers re-elected

CO’s Julie Le Sueur and Mike Jackson were re-elected and sworn in at the Royal Court during March and April. This will be a second term for both officers. Constable Steve Pallett said: “ The Parish is fortunate to have two truly outstanding officers agree to seek a second term. They have both proved a tremendous asset to both the Parish and to their colleagues. Honorary Police recruits have improved considerably in the last year and in being able to retain two well-trained and highly capable officers is very much a bonus. “ “However, while numbers have improved, vacancies still exist

Minister says he is ‘confident’ of 2018 completion date Tony Bellows

New school under discussion

A new Les Quennevais School is getting closer and the Education Minister has set forth a timetable for delivery. The present school opened on January 5th 1965 to cater for 500 pupils, drawn from the primary and all age parish schools in the west of the Island. Because of the increase in the Island’s population over the years, and the growth of new housing estates, the number of pupils is now almost 900. It is severely overcrowded. Deputy Rod Bryans, the Minister for Education, confirmed that Property Holdings had looked at 10 different sites, including the fields to the south of Rue Carree near the airport, and Les Quennevais sports field, and were in the process of finalising a feasibility study. The site to the

Branchage dates 2015Landowners and householders are once again reminded that the 'branchage' law requires that trees, shrubbery or other 'greenery' overhanging a public road or pavement must be cut to back to 12ft above a road and 8ft above a pavement or footpath. A fine of up to £100 for each infraction can be levied on anyone who fails to comply. The message is a simple one say the Parish Roads Committee: Cut on time, avoid a fine! 1st Branchage: Wednesday 8th July 2nd Branchage: Tuesday 15th September

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Liberation highlights

THE Parish Liberation events held on Sunday 10 May 2015 were a great success. About 20 people took part in the Constable’s Liberation Walk began at the Parish Hall at 10.30, following the Railway Walk through Les Quennevais to Corbiere and back. At 12.30, there around 40 people took part in the Memorial Service at Noirmont War Memorial. Led by the Reverend Mark Bond and curate Jo Mulliner, this commemorated the fallen and those that were alive during the occupation. Wreaths were laid by the Lieutenant Governor, General Sir John McColl, on behalf of her Majesty the Queen, (pictured above) Michael Ginns, MBE of the Channel Island Occupation Society, Andrew Green representing the Council of Ministers, Steve Pallett, Constable of St Brelade, Bob Hill and Paul Burnal from the Jersey Human Rights Group and Joan Wright from the La Moye Women’s Institute. The Main Event was the Parish Tea Party enjoyed by nearly 100 parishioners aged 70 or over in the beautifully decorated main hall at the Parish Hall. A wonderful array of sandwiches and cakes were provided by hardworking

St. Brelade both celebrates and commemorates 70 years of Liberation Tony Bellows

volunteers and staff, there was also enjoyable entertainment in the form of "Winstan Churchill", presented by Leila Begg and Collette Channing. Attendees were also given a copy of "An Occupation Diary" of Mrs G Luce de Pre transcribed by Tony Bellows, along with a copy of the Liberation Day programme from 9 May 1946. Michael Halliwell, former Rector of St Brelade’s whose father Arthur Halliwell FRCS had been Consultant Surgeon at the General Hospital during the German Occupation, said: “My father remained , having sent my mother and us four children to England. It is wonderful that those of us who were evacuated from the Island in 1940 have been included in the splendid celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Liberation.” u

and I would like to think we could be up to full strength sometime in the near future. In the last 2 years we have had no less that 6 parishioners join our team, so ably and diligently led by our Chef de Police, Centenier Michel Bougeard.” He added If you would like to find out more about the Honorary Police and would like to consider giving time to this important community role, please contact Centenier Bougeard on 741175 or contact the Parish Hall on 741141. More information can also be found on: http://www.parish.gov.je/Pages/HonoraryPolice.aspx u

south of Rue Carrée is in the Green Zone - which has high level of protection against development. The detailed study includes environmental, traffic and land assessments. It will be recalled that the development of the Belle Vue site for housing was delayed because of the need to relocate green lizards. After meetings with planning officers, which may flag up the preferred sites, there will be a meeting with the Parish

Deputies, the Constable, and other interested parties. The proposals will then be presented to the public for consultation, especially for parents of primary schools who will be effected by forthcoming changes. Providing that funding can be secured, the Minister is confident that building should start commencing some time in 2016, with a new school ready top open its doors to pupils in September 2018. u

Scheme expected to result in ‘modest increase in rates’ Tony Bellows

Kerbside collection agreed

THE proposition to implement a Kerbside Recycling Scheme was passed by 39 votes for and 7 votes against at a Parish Assembly at Communicare on 18th March 2015. The Kerbside Recycling Working Party (KRWP) had examined kerbside recycling for separating out Paper, Cardboard, Household metal packaging, Plastic bottles (no tops) and Mixed glass (the latter is already currently separated from general household waste. The KRWP report was used as the basis for a tendering process and Premier Waste Management Ltd (PWM Ltd) had been chosen for the contract. The Kerbside scheme would necessitate to a modest increase in the rates. By way of example, a three-bedroomed average house would have an increase of £8.64 pa on their Rate Demand. The Connétable proposed that

the cost was phased in over a four year period with a staged rise in the rate of .01p per quarter per year. Mr Dias of PWM said that they proposed a 4 weekly cycle on the same day as the normal refuse collection so as to cause as little confusion as possible. There would be no additional cost other than the increase in Parish Rate as detailed and they could start in approximately 4 months if vehicles are sourced and staff trained in time. There would be 4 refuse containers per household, the current refuse bin, and a box or bag for each recyclable. The Constable also confirmed that the Les Creux bring banks would stay in operation.

Mrs Richardson-Calladine from Transport and Technical Services told the assembly that the main issue regarding kerbside collections is usually a concern over space for bins, particularly in high density areas, however kerbside recycling operates worldwide successfully where pockets of high density areas might just receive the service in a different way. Mrs Enid Quenault remained concerned regarding flats in Les Quennevais and St Aubin. The Connétable reiterated that boxes would not be suitable for all areas and that there will be some challenges to be met but that the Parish will learn from other high density areas around the world. Connétable Pallett advised that the Parish website http://www.parish.gov.je/StBrelade will be kept up-to-date with collection dates and times, and it was also likely that the Parish magazine “La Baguette” would include an insert which would be distributed to every household prior to commencement of the scheme. u

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IN 1952, G.P., Dr David Scott Warren found himself attending the first home birth since his arrival in Jersey. It was an unexpectedly early arrival to for Mike Jackson, who was actually born at the family home in St Brelade and not at the Maternity Hospital in St Helier. Growing up in St Brelade, the young Mike attended Mrs Benson’s private school, La Plume, in Pont Marquet. This was held in one room of the house, where around a dozen pupils, aged between five and seven years old, were taught the rudiments of reading, writing and arithmetic by Mrs Benson. The post war era had seen a number of these smaller schools, which acted as feeder schools to Victoria College Prep, which only took boys from seven. It was to Prep that Mike went next, taking the bus from St Brelade to the Weighbridge, and then learning the how to get from there to Prep. There were no direct school buses, in those days. Mike remembers his first teacher, Miss Aubrey, who would put any boys who misbehaved into the “dunce’s corner”, there to stay until the lesson ended. Mike

“LIBERATION Jersey 70” was the theme of the exhibition held at the Harbour Gallery from 30th April to 25th May. This was a photographic exhibition, bringing together all ages, showcasing 70 representations of what it meant to “Feel Liberated”. Pat Robson told La Baguette that the idea was not to just have photographs of bunkers and relics of Occupation, but to ask the question: what makes you feel liberated in Jersey? The guns and bunkers were there, but

WITH the migration of its sponsors, Jersey Tourism, to ‘Visit Jersey’ some doubt emerged earlier in the year as to whether the annual RHS Parish in Bloom event, and the opportunity to compete nationally in the all important Britain in Bloom, would be able to continue. St. Brelade Constable, in his capacity of Assistant Minister of EDD, representatives from six parishes and RHS judges Rae Beckwith and John Woodward met in March to discuss how the event could be re-organised and thereby ensure its future. Constable Pallett told the meeting that while funding remained an issue, the real challenge lay in the actual organisation of Parish in Bloom as that had previously been in the hands of Jersey Tourism. It was agreed by the meeting that a new group be set up, ‘Jersey in Bloom’, to become the organising committee. Constable Pallett agreed that for the time-being he was happy to chair the group and to assist in establishing the 2015 programme and to liaise with both EDD and Visit Jersey to re-establish ‘Parish in Bloom’. The proposals were met with full support of both EDD and Visit Jersey whose new CEO,

IT is 70 years since Jersey was liberated from the yoke of Nazi occupation yet still landmines and other unexploded munitions occasionally turn up, even though there were no land battles actually fought in Jersey itself during the occupation. Hitler was determined to hold on to the Channel Isles as his only bit of “British soil”. In Jersey alone there were 55,000 Landmines laid (both Anti Personnel and Anti Tank) which represents a mine for every 1.5 metres of frontage. (in certain areas with long sandy beaches such as St Aubin’s bay , St Ouens Bay, St Brelades Bay, and the whole of the South East and East coast, the minefield pattern would have been denser than this, whilst the minefields on the cliffs of the North coast and the South west corner between St Brelades bay and Corbiere would be less dense but were supplemented with Roll Bombs. Roll bombs were large calibre (about 240mm) obsolete captured French HE (High Explosive) Artillery shells weighing several hundred pounds, which were fitted with pull fuses and secured to the tops of cliffs). If the British forces landed, the rope securing the roll bomb would be cut sending it crashing onto the invading troops below, and after a short delay of a few seconds it would explode.

confesses that he did end up there once or twice. He also remembers the Deputy Head, Mr Marks, because Mike’s father took him away on holiday in term time for one day, and when he returned, Mr Marks dryly informed the entire morning school assembly that “It is nice that Jackson has seen fit to return after his little holiday” School holidays were usually spent in St Aubin’s Harbour, messing around on boats. From a very early age, Mike loved the harbour and its boats. He would go out fishing with the late John Le Bas in his motor boat, and with John’s son. When he was eleven, Mike joined the 5th Jersey Sea Scouts, which met every fortnight in the Hamon Hall, St Aubin’s Hill, and were led by Guy Dunell and Roy Lewis. The Sea Scouts had three or four rowing boats. They would practice in St Aubin’s harbour, where there were far fewer boats moored than today. When he was fourteen, he and three of his fellow scouts with one coxswain rowed around St Aubin’s Fort. This was the

test of whether or not they could take part in the Sark to Jersey rowing race, and they passed with flying colours. On the day of the race, during which rowing boats are rowed from Sark to Bonne Nuit Bay, thick fog descended, and the current took them to the east of the Paternoster rocks. The anxiety of their parents, waiting at Bonne Nuit, can only be imagined when they were informed that “Boat 49 has been lost”. Finally, after rowing for seven hours, they did make landfall at Bonne Nuit. But that didn’t dampen Mike’s enthusiasm, and he took part in the race again on several occasions, thankfully without getting lost in the fog. u

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Kate du Pre tells of her Liberation Day Tony Bellows

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also were a wide variety of photos such as a poppy beside sand and rocks on the beach, a schoolgirl leaping in the air with joy, a disabled child experiencing the freedom of riding a horse. Constable Sadie Rennard sang “Beautiful Jersey”, followed by two minutes silence to honour those who had died during the Occupation. The Chief Executive of Visit Jersey, Keith Beecham officially opened the exhibition, giving some of the definitions of “Liberation” from his thesaurus, and saying how all those themes had been realised in the wonderful photographs on display. He presented awards to exhibition winners. In the 8-11 years category, James Ovenden, with runner up Samantha Sahia. In 12-15 years, Grace McCarthy, runner up Julian Hart. In 16-18 years, Jane Dark, runner up Poppy Thompson. And in adult class, Sheila Birch with her “Sands of Freedom”, and highly commended Jacqui Carrell, Colin Griffiths and Colette Bisson. A collection was taken for Save Our Shoreline to help carry out a baseline study of shellfish in the Ramsar area, and also aid work towards a natural solution to the sea lettuce problem in St Aubin’s Bay. u

Other mines included the infamous “S” mine, designed to be projected into the air (when stepped on or a trip wire was hit) to approximately chest height before exploding and sending 350 x 10mm steel ball bearings in all directions at the speed of rifle bullets. Another common Anti Personnel mine was the “Stok” mine, which had a concrete body embedded with steel shrapnel on a short wooden stick. This mine was designed to be concealed by low undergrowth and was activated by a tripwire. Another cunning AP mine was the “Glassmine “ which was a glass bowl containing a 200 gram High Explosive block and a pressure operated fuse. When armed and laid, the top of the mine was sealed with a special putty and was completely waterproof so it could be laid below the high water mark. The standard Anti Tank mine was the ”Tellermine” (various models) containing 5 kilograms (about 11 pounds) of High Explosives – sufficient to disable a main battle tank or completely destroy a light unarmoured vehicle and kill the occupants. In the next edition, Peter will look at what happened to those mines after the Occupation ended. u

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Keith Beecham said that the event ‘must be maintained’ and was prepared to offer such sponsorship he could for the ‘Parish in Bloom’ competition going forward. The St. Brelade Bloom team are delighted with the news. Co-ordinator Jeff Hathaway said: “It is a privilege to have been involved in the process and to have been invited by Steve Pallett to assist him in devising the programme and to work with Visit Jersey. Plans are almost complete and we look forward to welcoming the judges in July - and of course we hope St. Brelade will fare well and be invited to again represent Jersey in the national competition next year. We are already entered into the national finals for 2015, and judging for that is due to take place in early August. It’s an exciting year particularly with the challenge of once again lighting up St. Aubin with colourful displays of baskets and troughs - as well as the new raised centrepiece raised bed which the team hopes to makeover.” u

JERSEY’S beaches are cleaner than the UK average, according to test results from the Environment Department Bathing water from 16 of the island's beaches were sampled and of them passed the European minimum standard, with 13 passing the highest quality UK standard 3 of which are inthe parish: St. Brelades Bay, Portlet Bay and Le Braye (St. Ouens Bay) Our results continue to compare well to those of the UK, and reflect the department’s efforts to raise awareness of the causes and impact of water pollution. Deputy Steve Luce, Planning and Environment Minster said: “There’s still work to be done and we’re addressing that by raising awareness of possible causes of marine pollution, but I’m confident we’re on the right track.” And on TripAdvsor praise contines to be heaped upon St.

KATE du Pre, wife of Mr George Luce Dupre, lived at Ipsilanti, Rue des Genets, St Brelade during the Occupation. She wrote letters to her absent grandchildren in the form of a diary covering the period from 1940 to 1945. This is what she wrote about Liberation day on May 1945. “We expected the end any day, and so it went on, our hopes rising and falling, till at long last the welcome news came that we were FREE! Father rushed outside and put up the Flag, while I stayed indoors and had

Brelades Bay described by one reviewer as ““Best beach in the world. Fantastic sandy beach and very safe for kids and all the amenities you need” Another comments: “This beach is by far one of the nicest looking, with palm trees lining the road opposite and the sea so blue. There are cafes, shops and restaurants all the way along so plenty of facilities and it's great for watersports.” According to a recent TripAdvisor review, British beaches are among the best in the world, with St. Brelades Bay ranking fourth of their UK charts. and a creditable 14th in European rankings falling just behind the very popular St Pauls Bay, Lindos, Greece. u

a good cry, much to my disgust, and soon recovered, and would like to have gone out and shouted the news to passers-by!” “Well, the Occupation is over at last! We had been hoping for Liberation for many months, but had made up our minds that we should have the Germans here till September - at least, Frank

said September - I said June. However, all of a sudden it seemed that things were being speeded up - as we say in Jersey 'The news were good'! In very truth the news were good - too good to be true. It all seems like a dream now - the King's speech, Mr Churchill's speech, the arrival of the British Troops, and the surrender of the Nazis . Oh! Happy Day! The crying and laughing, the bonfires and the fireworks! Then seeing some of our own boys back home.” “I started the Occupation by putting up a white flag and singing "God Save the King"! Let us hope that the Union Jack will soon be flying and everyone will be singing GOD SAVE THE KING!” u

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Rainbows and Brownies meet HRH Countess of Wessex Jeff Hathaway

Girls’ Royal picnic

THE 2nd West Rainbows and 15th La Moye Brownies, together with other Island units, went to Government House for a Liberation picnic where they had the honour of meeting with HRH the Countess of Wessex. Leader, Fiona Lawson told La Baguette: “The Rainbow and Brownies meet at La Moye School on a Tuesday evening during school term time, Rainbows from 5.15pm – 6.15pm and Brownies from 6.30pm – 8pm. We do however need some help and looking for volunteers.”

IN Mandarin-speaking countries, guests or customers are welcomed into the home or business with the phrase huān yíng ; Huān yíng translates as “welcome,” and is made up of two Chinese characters: 歡迎. The first character, 歡 (huān) means “joyous,” or “pleased,” and the second character 迎 (yíng) means “to welcome.” The literal translation of huān yíng, then, is “we are pleased to welcome you.” This is a phrases in Mandarin. Some form of Mandarin has served as a national language in China since the 14th century. In the early 20th century, a standard form based on the Beijing dialect, with elements from other Mandarin dialects, was adopted as the national language. The teachers and students at Les Quennevais were able to put that Mandarin phrase to good use when they welcomed

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WHENEVER the road is closed for resurfacing between St Aubin and Beaumont, motorists groan about the delays. But in the 17th century, there was no road between St Helier and St Aubin. The only way for the traveller was by the sands of St Aubin’s Bay. In 1788, Richard Marsh began a horse drawn Saturday omnibus, but this had to travel across the beach, and could only run “tide permitting”. That great military road-builder, General Don made a road from St Helier in 1810, but it stopped at La Haule. The traveller had to go up Mont au Roux, and down the cobbled High Street to reach the harbour. During the 19th century, ship-owners and merchants began moving from St Aubin to St

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Helier. An attempt was made to revitalise the fortunes of the small town by constructing the north pier between 1816 and 1819. But the decline continued, by 1841 many of the older merchants had deserted it. Even the completion of the final section of road from La Haule to St Aubin in 1844 had little effect in stemming the flow.

But the shipbuilding industry gave St. Aubin a renewed lease of life, and a print of 1839 (pictured above) shows a shipyard where the Parish Hall now stands, with three unfinished wooden ships. In 1854, the Evening Star was launched from the shipyards, and made a maiden voyage to Australia with a large party of immigrants. u

Huan Ying to Les QuennevaisMont Nicolle School go wild!

Shen Yang, Minister Counsellor for Education of the Chinese Embassy in the UK. He arrived in Jersey in May and visited three Jersey secondary schools, Hautlieu, Jersey College for Girls and Les Quennevais. Mr Shen has worked for the Chinese Ministry of Education since 1983, principally in the area of international cooperation and exchanges, and has been based in Washington DC and San Francisco before moving to the London Embassy three years ago. Chief Minister, Senator Ian Gorst, said: “Mr Shen’s visit is a welcome development in the educational links between Jersey and China. The possibility of mutually beneficial educational exchanges was a topic that I discussed during both of my visits to China as Chief Minister. I am pleased that Mr Shen will have the opportunity to spend

some time getting to know some of our excellent schools, their staff and pupils.” Students at Les Quennevais had been able to practice their Mandarin Chinese after the Easter Break, when lessons were offered to students in partnership with a qualified and experienced Chinese teacher. The “Mandarin Club” lessons took place on Mondays from 3.15pm to 4.15pm. Head Teacher Mrs Sarah Hague said: “This is a great opportunity for our students to develop their linguistic skills whilst learning about the Chinese culture. We also believe that a knowledge of Mandarin Chinese will be a great asset for our students' career prospects. The British Council recently published a report called 'Languages for the Future', which identified Mandarin Chinese as the most important language for the UK's future.” u

FOLLOWING the success of the last 2 years participation in Parish in Bloom, pupils at Mont Nicolle School are to present a series of portfolios highlighting the varied environment in and around the Parish entitled ‘Wild About St. Brelade’ for this years competition Jean Charles, a member of the Parish in Bloom team, said: “ The school already has a strong reputation for teaching about environmental issues and we thought it important we showcase their work to the RHS judges. The competition is as much about the environment and conservation as it about flowers and brightening up our

Minister Counsellor for Education of UK Chinese Embassy visits Les Q school Tony Bellows

Portfolio project for ‘RHS competition Jeff Hathaway

Photo Credit: Les Quennevais School

community areas. We are also delighted that Mike Stentiford MBE agreed to visit the school to present the idea. The enthusiasm of Headteacher, John Baudins, his staff and the pupils was overwhelming. Mike has also agreed to seperately judge the portfolios and to award prizes for the best at the end of the summer term.” In 2014 Mont Nicolle pupils created miniature gardens using recycled materials. “The entries were simply amazing” said Mike Stentiford. “It is clear that the school and its pupils have embraced the need to be environmentally aware and the little gardens were a delight - and very difficult to judge. Everyone was a winner.” Constable Steve Pallett said. “We are so incredibly fortunate into have all three schools in the Parish so interested in the local natural environment and conservation in general; the ‘birdwatch’ at La Moye school the Eco-Team at Les Quennevais and the participation of Mont Nicolle in Parish in Bloom gives heart for the future of the St. Brelade’s crucially important open spaces and to maintaining our natural environment.” u

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Beaches to get extra cover Tony Bellows

‘Hit the surf’ safely

The RNLI and the Economic Development Department of the States of Jersey are delighted to announce that the lifeguard season on the island will be extended this year to include patrols on St Ouen’s beach at Easter and in October half term. Rob Stuteley, RNLI lifeguard supervisor, said: “Each year we try to improve the service we provide. We’ve introduced the charity’s Hit the Surf and beach safety education programmes into schools, and put patrols on additional beaches. For 2015 we have introduced a lifeguard patrol by Le Braye slipway on St Ouen’s bay for the two week Easter school holidays and October half term, giving Islanders the option to visit a beach with RNLI lifeguard cover outside of the usual summer season.”

WITH Jerseyman Jonny Labey playing a part in “Eastenders” on television, marks one of a line of distinguished actors and actresses from Jersey, such as Lillie Langry, Seymour Hicks, Kenneth More and of course more recently Superman sar Henry Cavill. Superman star Henry Cavil who said St. Brelade is his favourite part Jersey. St Brelade also features as a location in films and television. In 1953, the film “Sea Devils” starred Rock Hudson and Yvonne de Carlo. A loose adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Toiler’s of the Sea, which although set in Guernsey, was actually filmed in Jersey, where Beauport Bay featured heavily in the scene of smuggling. Stock footage of Corbiere Lighthouse also appeared at the start of an episode of the popular 60s ITV show "The Champions" when a submarine is spotted adrift by a lighthouse keeper – supposedly off the North Coast of Scotland!

International Rugby player chooses St. Brelade to tie knot Tony Bellows

Tackling marriage On location in St. Brelade

MAY saw former International Welsh rugby union player Ben Evans kick his wedding into touch at St Brelade’s Parish Church. In 2011 Ben was signed as a player-coach by Jersey Rugby Club where he helped play a vital part in the development of all the local forwards. Director of Rugby Ben Harvey said that he had been “a very positive presence in our squad from the moment he arrived, and played a major role, both on and off the field, in our successful campaign as champions”. But in December 2012, he decided to leave Jersey and now plays amateur rugby for Waverley Rugby Club in Sydney, Australia. But because Ben had lived in St Brelade

THE second Western Parish Fete will be held on Saturday 11 July 2015 and will be centred around the West Show Association’s popular horticultural marquee, children’s activities and musical entertainment. The fete will include a number of activities run by the Western parish Youth Projects, including football using an inflatable pitch, Zorbs and the St Peter Mobile Bus. The horticultural marquee will include our annual schools’ vegetable wheelbarrow competition and also a large number of competitions run by the Jersey Association of the National Vegetable Society, including their very popular fun carrot competition. A small arena will host dancers from Emma-Jane Dance School and Cannon-O'Rafferty, singers and dancers from St Brelade's

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“With more people using the beaches during the early and late part of the season and the advances in wetsuit technology which makes going into the water much more enjoyable at this time of year, we feel that this is a really positive step forward for beach safety in the Island.” RNLI lifeguards will be present at the Le Braye, Watersplash and St Ouen’s Bay areas from Saturday 2 May, through to Sunday 27 September, with the Island’s other three beaches (Plémont, Grève de Lecq and St Brelade's Bay) being covered from Saturday 16 May to the Sunday 27 September. Le Braye will also have lifeguard cover for the first time during the October half term holiday (24 to 31 October) Constable Steve Pallett, Assistant Minister for Economic Development, said: ‘The lifeguards play an important role in safeguarding our Island community. Since the RNLI took over in 2011 the service has gone from strength to strength due in part to the RNLI’s investment in developing and employing local lifeguards. The extension of the service to include the Easter and October half term school holidays is a welcome enhancement which ties in nicely with the RNLI’s educational programme in schools.” u

‘A Life of Space’ Tony Bellows

Twinning Association take part in melee Derek Hart

Exhausting mission

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July date for second Western Parish Fete with Free entry! Andrew Le Brun

Fun & Games out westDAVID Le Conte gave a lively talk in May to the Astronomy Club on “A Life of Space”. After taking a degree in physics at Edinburgh University, he worked at the Royal Observatory there before heading to Aberystwyth in Wales. He moved to the USA in 1964, where he worked for the Smithsonian, and was sent on a NASA funded space-tracking project at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) station on Maui. The Apollo Space programme had reached a new level with Apollo 8, which was to be the first orbital craft to leave Earth’s orbit and travel around the moon. It was launched from Cape Kennedy, December 21, 1968. At the Maui Observatory, David Le Conte and his team were able to see and photograph the exhaust plume from the J-2 engine from Apollo 8 (pictured above) After a spell at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, he decided to return to his native Guernsey in 1978 where he worked as a civil servant specialising in environment and heritage

MEMBERS of St Breladais Parish Pétanque team made up part of the St Brelade twinning association group that visited Granville on 23rd May. Armed with a selection of spare boule the team members organised a Melee competition. Players from the Granville Club de Pétanque, members of the Granville Twinning Association and the St Brelade Twinning members were drawn for partners and games were played on the Granville Club de Pétanque terrains. Experienced and inexperienced players vied with each other on the very difficult surface. Although the games were played in a very friendly fashion one

matters. He is a previous Secretary of the Astronomy Section and a Past President of La Société Guernesiaise. He is now a Jurat of the Royal Court. Because of his astronomical past, he was also brought in to make the mathematical and physical calculations for the Guernsey Liberation Monument. This is a central granite obelisk, positioned in such a way that on the 9th May, and only on that day, the tip of its shadow touches the curved seating stone on which were recorded major events of Liberation in 1945. This was a fascinating and lively talk, illustrated by many photographs of David’s work in the United States. Because the skies were clear, David and the club members were able to take out telescopes and observe the moons of Jupiter, bright in the May sky. u

primary schools and a dog-handling display from the Jersey Junior Dog Handlers Association. We’ll also have an “animal farm” and there will be plenty of hay bales to play on too. Energetic pastimes for the youngsters will include a helter-skelter, pirate ship, children's ride and a magician. St Ouen’s WI will be offering cream teas and coffees, St Peter’s School will be selling soft drinks and snacks, and St Brelade’s Youth Project will be selling crepes. The Association will be selling barbecued Classic Herd

could not help but feel the competitive tension in some players ( but then one does not stand for election without some combative spirit). Constable Pallet, venturing onto the terrains for the very first time (so he claims!!) was the eventual winner of the Melee. Some said it was politic to let him win, some were more generous with their praise for Constable Pallet who did, indeed, display a high degree of skill and competence in the game. Others claimed the draw to be rigged and the Constable had only partnered the very best players. Only the organisers know the truth but win the Constable certainly did!! The St Breladais Pétanque players and the others in the twinning association were treated with great hospitality by the Granville hosts. Members of the Granville Club de Pétanque have been invited

to play in Jersey at the beginning of August and our members look forward to hosting the players and enjoying a day of Pétanque. Our thanks to Julian Bernstein and the Committee of the St Brelade Twinning Association for the organisation and support. Thank you for a great day in Granville. u

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during his stay, he was able to arrange his marriage to finance manager Liz Matthews at St Brelade’s Parish Church. Although Sydney is around 10,000 miles away, they managed to make most of the wedding plans by Skype. It was a sunny warm, spring day, and the happy couple had a horse drawn carriage to the reception at Hotel L’Horizon, stopping at the Winston Churchill Memorial Park to take wedding photos. His bride said that “the horse and carriage journey with people shouting well wishes was one of our favourite moments” u

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Pat’s Homemade Lemonade

Hard to swallow

Patricia Bougeard is the Lay Reader for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Jersey, attached to St Aubin on the Hill Church. With spring approaching, Patricia shares her recipe for homemade lemonade Equipment needed: You will need a Lemon Zester or peeler, 2 Measuring jugs, Wooden spoon, saucepan, sieve or a slotted spoon and a large jug or bottle that can be stored in the fridge. Ingredients 6 Large or 9 Small unwaxed Lemons 700ml water 125g granulated sugar Ice to serve Method 1. Wash the lemons before using; then Zest or peel the lemons and put into a heatproof jug and pour over 300ml of boiling water, set aside for 1 hour. 2. Cut a slice of lemon from the centre of each lemon and keep to one side for serving the lemonade. 3. Juice the lemons, removing the pips. There should be about 250ml of juice or more.

4. Put the sugar into a saucepan and add 100ml of water and gently heat until the sugar has totally dissolved, pour into a bowl or container to cool down. 5. Slowly pour the infused zest water after 1 hour through either the sieve or slotted spoon and discard the zest and peel. 6. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice, the rest of the cold water (300ml remaining) and the cooled sugar syrup (100 ml). 7. Mix thoroughly and put into a large bottle or jug and store in the fridge until cold enough to drink; usually 1 hour or more. 8. When serving, pour into glasses and add ice-cubes and the slice of lemon to garnish, and enjoy! If you don’t like it with all the pulp of the lemon and it’s too bitty, you can sieve the squeezed juice before mixing it all together; or use a muslin bag to get all the bits out; it’s up to you! Delicious alternatives! u

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Hot tips for the summerJUNE 21 is the longest day of the year. The extra light and warmth will encourage your garden plants to put on an burst of growth, but extra light and warmth also means weeds will sprout up in just about evey corner of your garden, so keep on top of them by hoeing regularly in dry conditions or, hand weed if you fear damaging your prize flowers and vegetables. Top ten tips for keeping your garden in good condition 1. Hoe borders regularly to keep down weeds 2. Be water-wise, especially in drought-affected areas 3. Pinch out sideshoots on tomatoes and don’t forget to spray against the dreaded blight ]particularly if the weather is forecast to turn humid! 4. Harvest lettuce, radish, other salads before they run to seed and time now to dig out the last of those early potatoes 5. After hardening off, position summer hanging baskets and containers outside 6. Mow lawns at least once a week and give them a liquid feed a few days after cutting. 7. Plant out summer bedding and don’t forget to water in well

THERE’S been much said about swallows over the course of the past few centuries. The birds’ have popped up in poetry, art, music and, even in our own daily lives, their arrival each April offers the premier promise of a new season. For my money, listening to them opening up their ‘twitter accounts’ on a sunny summer’s day is about as naturally good as it gets. There is, of course, much more to a swallow than a twitter, a steel-blue coat and fancifully long tail streamers. For a bird weighing hardly an ounce, its lifestyle is chock full of challenges, not least the 6,000 mile bi-annual epic journey to South Africa and back. That it somehow manages to make it to the most southerly tip of South Africa and then return to the very same nesting site, either here in Jersey or elsewhere in the UK - and no sat-nav either - is way beyond the realms of credibility. Once on its way, the birds can clock up around 200 miles each day, although it’s acknowledged that each 24/7 is fraught with geographical issues. Firstly there’s the crossing of the Sahara and Sahel deserts to consider then crossing the

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may not have sufficient ripening time to flower well next year. Evergreens such as Viburnum tinus can also still be trimmed through June and Rhododendrons can also be lightly pruned after flowering. More severe pruning should wait until the following early spring. Prune wall-trained shrubs like pyracanthas, removing any shoots coming out from the wall, and shortening other new growth to about 8cm (3in). This encourages spur formation, and increased flowering relative to green growth. Remove any reverted green shoots on hardy variegated evergreens such as Elaeagnus, to prevent reversion taking over and ruining its looks. Tie in climbing and rambling roses as near to horizontal as possible. This will restrict sap flow causing more side-shoots to grow along the length of stem. Therefore more flowers will be produced. It may seem like a lot to do, but a day ot two in the garden attending to your plants will set it up for the rest of the summer - and next year too Enjoy your gardening. u

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wingtips for some good fortune in outwitting the predators patiently awaiting their arrival in the mountains. Forget ‘I’m a celebrity get me out of here’ - telly celebs come nowhere near the scores of perils a migrating swallow has to deal with. If their long journey has an arduous touch about it, then arriving back in Jersey doesn’t necessarily confirm the start of happy days. Just imagine; returning to that old familiar barn or outhouse after a six week long journey of determined resilience only to find that, in their absence, their temporary self-catering accommodation has been turned into a more permanent residential family home. It’s surely the biggest shock to the avian system imaginable! Sadly, this situation has been happening here in Jersey for a number of years which is one of the prime reasons for the decline in their local breeding population. The good news, at least, is that some swallows’ still doggedly return to us each summer, a fact that must be reassuring to the birds’, and to us as well. u

EVEN though it is now June, the hawthorn’s white blossoms can still been seen along parts of the railway walk, or in Le Creux Country Park. Hawthorn, once known simply as ‘May’, is the tree most associated with the month in many parts of the British Isles and from which it derives its common name. When we read of medieval knights and ladies riding out ‘a-maying’ on the first morning of May, this refers to the flowering hawthorn boughs they gathered to decorate the halls rather than the month itself.

Hawthorn belongs to the genus the genus Crataegus, and is a member of the rose family. The “haw” in hawthorn derives from Old English “haga” meaning enclosure or hedge, and it has been planted along hedges to deter trespassers since the Middle Ages. As many as 200,000 miles of hawthorn hedge were planted in the Parliamentary Enclosure period, between 1750 and 1850. Baxter, writing in 1830 in his Library of Agricultural and Horticultural Knowledge says that ”The Haw-Thorn is justly considered one of the best hedge-plants.” They were also popular hedging in Jersey too. But it also has magical associations, and the term “hag” describing the witches in Macbeth comes from the same

root “haga”. Witches were often called “hedge-riders”. The Jerrais term is la blianche êpîngne, literally the “white thorn”. Bois in Jersey Folklore says that it is bad luck “to put the thorn flower in your buttonhole, be it hawthorn or

blackthorn (sloe). And even worse, disaster shall follow whoever would enter a church like this.” A strong north-westerly or north-easterly strong wind in May is called brise d'la blianche êpîngne, the wind of the white thorn. These winds were liable to damage crops in April or May, during the time when the hawthorn flowers. In its wild form the hawthorn blossom is usually white, but there are modern cultivars that flower in various shades of pink and even one that flowers both pink and white. The blossoms are followed in autumn by bright red berries not surprisingly called ‘haws.’ u

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Blessing of the waters

What’s brewing at church hall?

COLIN Taylor, BEM, who died last month, aged 62, was a man who set out to show by his life, and his persistence in making things happen, that faith really can move mountains. Lyn Wilton of the Association of Jersey Charities said, “He was just a human dynamo. He was so inspirational as well. He always managed to get people to do things that they didn't always want to do. He had that aura about him. He just made things happen. He was such a visionary, and he saw the visions through. He just made things happen.” Born in Nigeria 1953, Colin returned to the UK in 1969 and in 1970, joined the RAF, where he remained for 10 years becoming a member of a helicopter search and rescue team. A change of direction saw him as a marketing director for an oil company before running his first hotel with parents and launching a property business before quitting the firm and moving to Jersey in 2007. It was around this time he became a Christian, although as he said, “Finding God was a gradual thing’.” As well as running the Forester’s Arms at Beaumont and the Union Inn at Mont à l’Abbé, he also set up the William and Helena Taylor Trust, a charity to

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assist people in need but unable to get help from official agencies. He estimated that he had given about £250,000 of his own money to deserving Islanders. However, the credit crunch of 2008 saw Colin unable to meet his own liabilities and was left almost penniless. That did not deter him from trying to help those less well off, and with the support of St Brelade Rector Mark Bond, and former Parish Deputy Sean Power, he set up the Island’s first men’s refuge, Sanctuary House, in 2011 in St Aubin followed by Sanctuary Lodge in Beaumont. In 2014, he set up ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ and opened the Island’s first almshouse since 1859, creating a long term-home for those in need. Sean Power said “Colin was the driving force. He dragged us along, really. We made lots of good decisions and lots of mistakes, but the overall result was a much-needed charity.” Christopher Davey from Colin’s local church, St. Aubin-on-the Hill said: “Colin was the bureaucrats’ worst nightmare! – once he got an idea into his head, he would cut through red tape like a hot knife. Nothing but no one could stop him.” And Mark Bond said: “Colin was someone who would not take no for an answer. He would persist in knocking until the door was opened”. The last word goes to Colin himself, when shortly before his death he said: 'If we look at the way we live – and I am not Bible-thumping here – but if we say hello to our neighbour or think, oh I’ll knock on their door and see how they are, then you can reach out and really touch people’s lives. u

THE psalmist wrote: “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; these see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.” When you go to the beach during the summer months, see the children building sandcastles, people splashing and swimming in the waters, the paddle boats in St Brelade’s Bay, and St. Helier bound ships sailing past the headland by Corbiere, stop and think about how closely we are attached to the sea. Each day we depend on seafarers for our daily food, that our breakfast tea, coffee, orange juice, marmalade, cereal, and wheat for bread are brought to us by seafarers, through sometimes dangerous and often difficult waters. Elemental waters - great forces of nature, strong in power and great in magnitude: think of those who devote their working lives to them; 90% of everything we buy comes by sea. Think about the journey your goods have taken to get to you. How have they got here? It’s almost

certainly thanks to the world’s 1.5 million seafarers, who face incredibly tough conditions in their daily life as they work to put food on your table, petrol in your car and clothes on your back. J.A. Balleine (1859-1942), a former Rector of St Brelade, speaking of the “Fisherman’s Chapel” said: “The name ‘Chapelle-es-Pecheurs’ is peculiar, but I can trace no other designation for it in the early books of local history at my disposal. Originally monastic, it may have become associated with the fishing guilds existing in the Island, before passing into military occupation.”

“The guilds obtained concessions from the Crown in feudal days for services either rendered or liable to be rendered, and delegates from these guilds may have gathered for worship once in each year for the ‘blessing of the waters’ at the inauguration of the Spring fishing season.” St Brelade still continues this custom, in August every year, at St Aubin’s Harbour, where there is an ecumenical “Blessing of the Waters” service with the lifeboat in attendance, and a collection taken for the RNLI. Please come along, and show your appreciation for the fisherman and seaman upon whom we depend so much. u

COFFEE, tea and a variety of scrumptious home made cakes, including gluten free recipes is served every Wednesday in the newly refurbished Church Hall from 11am till 1.30pm. The tearoom offers a great opportunity to meet friends and welcome visitors and all proceeds go to the the church’s Guatemala Charity. The Guatemala Project is supported through Christian Aid and is working with under privileged children trying to give them a bit of their childhood back. It is called “Taking Back the Streets”,. For Christian Aid partner Caja Ludica, criminalisation and

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stigmatisation of young people in Guatemala are of grave concern. It believes young people are vulnerable on the streets and are not taken seriously when they try to share their opinions. Caja Ludica is trying to change attitudes towards young people through art and culture. In recent years, youth groups in several departments in Guatemala have organised annual cultural events in a bid to draw attention to the plight of young people

and 'take the streets back' from the gangs. Caja Ludica also organises carnival parades as part of its work with 'at risk' young people, helping them to reclaim their neighbourhoods from criminal gangs. A few weeks after parades have taken place, some of the performers return to a community and offer other young people the chance to sign up to workshops to learn the same skills. Verger Ruth White says: "St Brelade's Church is pleased to be supporting this charity. Unfortunately lack of volunteers mean we have limited opening times. If you would like to volunteer to help at the tea rooms so that we can open longer, and support this worthwhile cause, please contact us.". u

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